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From: Mike Buckley on 18 Jul 2010 09:32
In message <MPG.26ad0ce6ff09eec09896e6(a)www.ukrm.co.uk>, frag
<news4(a)ukrm.co.uk> writes
>In article <VA.0000303c.0a0ed51a(a)ukrm.net>, spam(a)ukrm.net says...
>>
>> Ginge spoke:
>> > >R C Nesbit wrote:
>> > >> Got a call today from an Indian chappie - 3rd in the past
>> > >> couple of weeks, *telling* me I has a problem with my PC,
>> > >> it was running slow and kept crashing.
>> > >
>> > >My 86-year-old rather gets this 2 to 3 times a day, so I was delighted
>> > >when I answered his phone this morning to be told there was a problem
>> > >with the PC.
>> >
>> > I've never had a call like this, which is a shame as I'd 'invent'
>> > errors just for the hell of it.
>>
>> Like frag says, if you're bored, just go to the link and have an online
>> chat.
>>
>> http://www.onlinepchub.com/remote.php
>>
>> That's if you're ok with running their .exe
>
>Windows 7 "Virtual XP" mode is your friend for doing things like this.
>
>Download their exe in a virtual XP machine, run, annoy irrtitating plebs
>for as long as you want, uninstall Virtual XP, reinstall, absolutely no
>trace of their software and no danger that it can access anything on the
>Win7 machine (so long as you turn off drive sharing, obv.)
>
>

You can get "Virtual IE", no need to install/uninstall, just run it.

http://www.checkpoint.com/products/webcheck/index.html

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Mike Buckley
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From: Thomas on 18 Jul 2010 09:51
On Jul 17, 11:50 am, R C Nesbit <s...(a)ukrm.net> wrote:
> Got a call today from an Indian chappie - ...
>
> This went on for a while, and eventually ...
>
> Meantime ...
>
> So anyway, eventually ...
>
> For a bit,
> .....
> time passes
> .....
> Eventually...
>
> "I *wanted* to waste so much of your time!"

Sir has too much time on his hands, IMHO.
I, OTOH will answer the phone and when the creep asks about my
computer, will say, "Wait, let me go and see," at which point I set
the phone down and go make breakfast.
Or read the paper, or something for a few minutes. I check every once
in a while and if he's still there, I say, "Just another minute, OK?"
and go off and do something else.

From: vulgarandmischevious on 18 Jul 2010 12:19
frag <news4(a)ukrm.co.uk> wrote:

>Windows 7 "Virtual XP" mode is your friend for doing things like this.
>
>Download their exe in a virtual XP machine, run, annoy irrtitating plebs
>for as long as you want, uninstall Virtual XP, reinstall, absolutely no
>trace of their software and no danger that it can access anything on the
>Win7 machine (so long as you turn off drive sharing, obv.)

What a lot of effort, in comparison to hanging up the phone.
From: vulgarandmischevious on 18 Jul 2010 12:20
R C Nesbit <spam(a)ukrm.net> wrote:

>Vulgarandmischevious spoke:
>> A self-employed computer consultant, no less.
>
> My what a long memory you have.
>
>> >click <no carrier>
>>
>> What *was* the point of this post? To impress everyone with how smart
>> you are?
>
>What was the point of you're response?

The point of my response was to ask you the point of your post. You
didn't answer my question.
From: Beav on 18 Jul 2010 15:19


"RichardA" <r.alex(a)FOSpammersblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:ons5461tnrpfhe3u6lc9fgf2f2ojprdeqe(a)4ax.com...
> On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 03:04:58 +0100, DR
> <motorbandit(a)hotmail.co.uk.invalid> wrote:
>
>>
>>Is it possible to block phone calls from India? Better still, can we
>>cut India off from the internet altogether, followed closely by
>>Nigeria? They are the ones ruining it for everyone else. I think it's
>>only fair.
>
> CLI is your friend.
>
> I ignore any calls that either I don't recognise the number or show
> up as International or Withheld.
>
> If it's an important call they can leave a message.

Deja vu always make me feel ill.

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Beav

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